25 June, 2006
Oh, AAARRRGGGHHHH!!!
Tomorrow's another Spare the Air day. The last two WORK days of dealing with freeloading day-trippers and shoppers had left me feeling like this "screamer" guy I saw on the dock Friday afternoon.
That said, I do see the value of encouraging people to take public transportation and I take no delight in the fact that as of tomorrow's commute, the budget for free Spare the Air day rides is exhausted. But looking around the ferry Thursday and Friday afternoons, I don't see them getting a significant uptick in ridership. Unless it happened to also be "Bring Your Kids to Work" day AND "Leave Early And Spend An Afternoon Shopping" day as well, these were not what I'd call regular commuters.
I also question the wisdom of making tomorrow a Spare the Air day, when it's going to be significantly cooler than it was last week. Do the weather forecasters predict no more hot weather this summer? Or does their fiscal year end in June/July (in which case they might have a new budget for Spare the Air days later this summer)? (And everyone who's ever worked in government knows, if you have $1 budgeted for something, you damn well spend that $1, or you don't get it next year.)
**shrug** Whatever. I'll be sure to wear the comfortable shoes tomorrow.
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